Iran19 September, 20262 min read
Iran’s Araghchi And Pakistan’s Dar Hold Urgent Call On Escalating Regional Security
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Iran-Pakistan security talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar held an urgent telephone consultation to review escalating regional security developments, according to an official statement released by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said both officials exchanged perspectives on the rapidly evolving diplomatic and military landscape in the Middle East, and the call underscored Pakistan’s role as a diplomatic conduit between Tehran and Western powers. AzerNews said that on April 7, Islamabad brokered a ceasefire agreement between Washington, Tel Aviv, and Tehran, halting weeks of intense military exchanges that erupted on February 28 after US-Iran nuclear negotiations stalled.
AzerNews added that diplomatic momentum peaked on June 18 when Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump signed a landmark peace memorandum, which officially took effect on June 19. AzerNews reported the fragile truce collapsed on July 8 after a major security incident in the Strait of Hormuz, after which President Trump declared the termination of the ceasefire.
Araghchi rejects outside security
In remarks at Indonesia’s Global Town Hall 2026, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, "Regional security must belong to the region itself," arguing that lasting security in the Middle East cannot be imposed from outside the region. Araghchi told the conference that Middle Eastern countries should determine their shared future through "dialogue, confidence-building, cooperation and mutual respect," rather than foreign military involvement. Mehr News Agency published the full text of Araghchi’s statement, saying decades of foreign intervention, military pressure, and endless wars have shown that "Military intervention does not create security" and that pressure and coercion do not lead to peace.
PressTV also carried Araghchi’s warning that the United States and Israel’s military action against Iran was "illegal, unjust and aggressive" and occurred without prior provocation. Tehran Times reported Araghchi linked US and Israeli military aggression against Iran to a broader pattern, characterizing the war as "illegal, unjust, aggressive and unprovoked" and calling for "genuine, effective and just multilateralism."
Regional security and the Minab reference
Araghchi said the international community faced a choice between continuing militarism, intervention, and endless conflict and changing course toward development, human dignity, justice, and respect for international law, according to PressTV. In the same address, he referred to the killing of 168 students in Minab, southern Iran, saying the victims should not be reduced to numbers in war statistics and asking, “When do we say enough is enough?” Mehr News Agency’s full statement similarly argued that if international law is disregarded whenever the interests of major powers dictate, "one can no longer speak of the rule of law."
AzerNews, meanwhile, framed the Iran-Pakistan contact as reflecting "growing international anxiety" over the stability of the Persian Gulf and highlighted Pakistan’s efforts to prevent further regional escalation. WANA News Agency quoted Araghchi saying, "In the Middle East, sustainable security cannot be dictated from outside the region," and added that regional countries should find solutions without interference from foreign powers.